Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 03 May 2023 | 13:20 CAT The United Nations kicked off a two-day,...
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SA Youth – Hope or Hopelessness
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 03 May 2023 | 13:12 CAT On Monday, International Labour Day was...
Payment Association of South Africa extends the validity of SASSA cards
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 02 May 2023 | 15:47 CAT The Payment Association of South Africa...
Reaction to the budget speech
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 25 February 2023 | 16:09 CAT The government is introducing two tax measures to households and businesses so that they can invest in renewable energy and limit load shedding. Businesses can claim as much as 125% tax...
Türkiye & Syria Earthquake Update with Hafez Hassan
Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 23 February 2023 | 14:00 PM CAT 3 min read All eyes are on the affected areas of Syria and Türkiye. African Muslims Agency (AMA) teams have been on the ground in both countries since the first earthquakes two weeks ago. On...
Treasury inflicts more pain on health and basic education sector: Section27
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 23 February 2023 | 11:00 AM CAT 3 min read Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the government will take on half of Eskom's debt at R254 billion to alleviate load shedding in the country. SECTION27 says the country...
Finance Minister managed a balancing act during a difficult economic time for SA
Goodhope Dlangamandla | goodhope@radioislam.co.za 23 February 2023| 11:00 AM CAT 1 min read Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had a tricky balancing act as he delivered the budget speech on Wednesday. He promised that the state would be as frugal with its national...
A lived experience – Earthquakes Idlib Syria – Maseeha Saloojee
Muhammad Bham| mbham@radioislam.co.za 23 February 2023 | 10:15 AM CAT 3 min read Eleven days after the twin earthquakes brought destruction and devastation to Syria, another two earthquakes shook the war-ravaged country again, sowing fear among the people. Maseeha...
South Africans wait with bated breath for today’s National Budget Speech
Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@kzn.co.za 22 February 2023 | 21:00 PM CAT 3 min read All eyes will be on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana when he delivers his budget speech later today. In a statement, the National Treasury said that Godongwana would deliver the national...
National Budget Speech – Civil Society warns of social grants cuts
Goodhope Dlangamandla | goodhope@radioislam.co.za 22 February 2023 | 11:15 AM CAT 3 min read The budget is likely to roll back social grants yet again, but if it does so, the government will be challenged. That is the warning from the Institute for Economic Justice....
Analysis of Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi maiden SOPA
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 21 February 2023 | 19:00 PM CAT 2 min read Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, delivered a State of the Province address yesterday. He shared his commitment to accelerate the provinces' economic recovery and reconstruction, declare...
New deadly earthquake hits Türkiye’s Hatay province
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 22 February 2023 | 6:47 CAT The new 6.4 magnitude earthquake and the 5.8 magnitude aftershock jolted southeastern Hatay province just weeks after two powerful quakes left tens of thousands dead and affected millions...